A Jan. 23 meeting in Bellingham attracted several hundred people to a presentation about the potential damage to the region from a magnitude-9 earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a major fault that runs off the coast from Northern California to almost the northern tip of Vancouver Island. A video of the Jan. 23 presentation can be viewed at YouTube under the heading “Volunteer Mobilization Orientation on Disasters.”

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The video also will be shown at 9 a.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Wednesdays on BTV10, the city of Bellingham’s cable TV channel, through February.

It’s estimated a magnitude-9 quake, popularly known as “the big one,” could kill more than 14,000 people in the region, most of them from an ensuing tsunami. While the estimated number of deaths in Whatcom County isn’t large, damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure could leave county residents fending for themselves for several days or longer.

During the open house Feb. 25, people can see a “go box” with items needed by a family to get through three days on their own. Many people probably have most of the items in their house already.

For more details, including a form to fill out if you want to help at a mobilization center, go to WhatcomVolunteer.org/Disaster or call 360-734-3055